05/26/2026
Sometimes people need to hear the blunt and honest reality of rescue, so we apologize in advance for this post.
If you feed an animal, please ensure it is spayed or neutered. If your pets are not fixed, it is no longer an “accident.” Rescue groups and shelters cannot continue carrying the weight of irresponsible ownership alone.
When someone contacts us asking for help with a momma dog and puppies, we immediately jump into action because that is what we do. But when we spend hours arranging fosters, transport, vetting, and supplies, only to suddenly be told they changed their mind and are keeping the animals, that time was taken away from other animals that truly needed us.
Please also understand that withholding information or not being honest about an animal’s history sets both the rescue and the animal up for failure.
If you have not read the new Ohio laws regarding pet ownership and rescue, you need to. Rescues and shelters are already asked to do the impossible every single day. Now we are expected to do it blindfolded, with our hands tied behind our backs.
By the end of this week, Myles Ahead will have over 100 kittens in foster care. We are turning away far more animals than we are able to take in simply because we do not have enough space, fosters, or resources.
If we divided the hours we work into any kind of hourly wage, it would not even equal a dollar — and every single one of us volunteers our time. Holidays do not exist in rescue. Days off do not exist in rescue. Sleep is often limited. Heartbreak is guaranteed.
And despite what many believe, adoption fees rarely cover the true cost of care. Veterinary bills, formula, food, medications, supplies, and emergency care continue to rise while rescues everywhere are drowning.
We are tired. We are overwhelmed. But we continue because the animals need us.
Please spay and neuter.
Please be responsible.
Please understand that rescues cannot fix this crisis alone.
Please consider doing what you can to help! Post in our comments unique ideas to help with the current state of rescue!